Ice Chips: Little returns to Jets lineup

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Keep updated on all the injury news and roster moves from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

Buffalo Sabres

Centre Jack Eichel will make his season debut when the Sabres visit the Ottawa Senators Tuesday. Eichel has been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury in a preseason practice. - John Vogl, The Buffalo News

Toronto Maple Leafs

Centre William Nylander will start tonight as the Maple Leafs fourth line centre against the Edmonton Oilers. Nylander missed last Saturday's win over the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. - Mark Master, TSN

Babcock confirmed Nylander will start as 4th line centre; Mike also went out of his way to say it was Leafs med staff who kept him out Sat

Boston Bruins

Defenceman Zdeno Chara will not play for the Bruins when they take on Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday. Boston head coach Claude Julien is unsure as to when Chara will return to the lineup. - Adam Kimelman, NHL.com

New York Rangers

Left wing J.T. Miller did not practice on Monday but seems likely to play Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Rangers' head coach Alain Vigneault says there's a strong chance that Miller plays at centre. Miller was held out to rest his knee which required stiches after he was hit by a puck in last Sunday's loss to the Ottawa Senators. - Steve Zipay, Newsday

AV says 90 percent chance Miller plays...and likely at center...Grabner under the weather. Decision on him around 4-5 pm

Detroit Red Wings

Defenceman Brendan Smith will miss the next four weeks after suffering a knee injury in last Saturday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Red Wings' coach Jeff Blashill estimates left wing Tyler Bertuzzi, who suffered an ankle injury against Montreal, will be sidelined between three to five weeks. - Ansar Khan, MLive